at least one platoon and forcing the marine company to fall back to the ridge . ko ##kus ##ho ' s unit became en ##tangled with troops from ka ##wa ##guchi ' s 3rd battalion under lieutenant colonel ku ##su ##kic ##hi wat ##ana ##be , who were still struggling to reach their attack positions , and the resulting confusion effectively stopped the japanese attack on the ridge that night . ka ##wa ##guchi , who was having trouble locating where he was in relation to the u . s . marine lines as well as coordinating his troops ' attacks , later complained , " due to the devil ##ish jungle , the brigade was scattered all over and was completely beyond my control . in my
at least one platoon and forcing the marine company to fall back to the ridge. kokusho's unit became entangled with troops from kawaguchi's 3rd battalion under lieutenant colonel kusukichi watanabe, who were still struggling to reach their attack positions, and the resulting confusion effectively stopped the japanese attack on the ridge that night. kawaguchi, who was having trouble locating where he was in relation to the u. s. marine lines as well as coordinating his troops'attacks, later complained, " due to the devilish jungle, the brigade was scattered all over and was completely beyond my control. in my